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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 062, Refrigeration

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 55 67 85 90 86 383
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 54 44 53 64 65 280
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 40 43 51 41 50 225
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 21 29 36 35 144
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 38 23 28 27 24 140
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 17 27 32 17 120
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 18 27 25 29 116
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 19 18 26 26 101
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 17 31 16 16 95
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 14 14 19 24 83
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 21 17 20 12 7 77
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 14 17 19 14 75
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 8 15 17 15 73
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 10 20 21 12 71
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 8 12 18 19 66
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 9 5 12 13 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 16 6 15 5 47
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 10 7 9 10 10 46
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 9 15 5 10 1 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 6 10 6 8 37
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 1 10 6 13 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 6 7 8 6 36
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 4 7 2 14 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 5 7 8 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 7 5 5 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 5 3 6 10 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 7 4 7 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 5 5 3 5 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 4 7 4 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 3 5 2 15
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 3 1 6 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 4 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 3 2 3 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 4 3 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 4 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 452 454 562 593 580 2641
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 157 167 209 209 178 920
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 92 64 31 54 58 299
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 31 50 61 58 240
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 37 43 49 34 19 182
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 34 25 23 31 139
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 12 19 18 22 84
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 11 15 26 14 81
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 8 15 6 6 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 8 8 9 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 12 7 3 4 6 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 3 8 7 1 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 4 9 5 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 7 2 4 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 2 7 5 20
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 3 5 5 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 8 1 0 3 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 7 0 3 1 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 5 4 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 4 4 1 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 5 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 4 0 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 443 425 477 503 438 2286
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 895 879 1039 1096 1018 4927

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